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Promiscuous

Promiscuous

February 19, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

Promiscuous is a mating system where both sexes have multiple partners during the breeding system. In fishes, this is the most common mating system. Breeders make little or no mate choice and spawn with multiple partners, either sequentially or at the same time. Breeding aggregations of promiscuous spawners can make some fish species particularly vulnerable to fishing. The fish … [Read more…]

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